# Progress MS-33 is the first launch from Baikonur's repaired crew pad; crew docks it by hand

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/progress-ms-33-is-the-first-launch-from-baikonur-s-repaired-crew-pad-c629ed09
Date: 22 Mar 2026
About: [Roscosmos](https://technooptimist.io/companies/roscosmos.md) · [Soyuz MS & Progress MS](https://technooptimist.io/spaceflight/soyuz-ms.md)
Original source: https://www.russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-33.html

The Progress MS-33 cargo ship lifted off on a Soyuz-2.1a from Pad 6 at Site 31, the first launch since the pad's service platform collapsed in November 2025. One of its two Kurs rendezvous antennas failed to unfold, so cosmonaut Sergei Kud'-Sverchkov flew the final approach by remote control. It docked to the Poisk module on March 24 with about 2.7 tonnes of cargo.

## Key facts

- Launched three months after its pre-accident date.
- Cargo included 828 kg of propellant for the station, 420 kg of water and 393 kg of repair hardware.
- Docking completed at 16:46 Moscow time on March 24, 2026.
- The ship undocked and was deorbited over the Pacific on September 7, 2026.

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